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Dr. Benson Honig

Professor / Director, Centre for Research on Community Oriented Entrepreneurship (CRCE) / Business Research Chair

Department / Academic Area

Faculty, Human Resources And Management

Email

bhonig@mcmaster.ca

Phone

DSB: 23943

Biography

Research Interests: Entrepreneurship (nascent entrepreneurship, marginalized and transnational entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship in transition economies, immigration and social entrepreneurship, gender and minority entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ingenuity); Intrapreneurship; Ethics in Scholarship; Social Capital; Organizational Theory; AI). Dr. Benson Honig is internationally recognized for leading innovative action research programs that seek to promote a resilient and inclusive economy. His research has advanced scholarly dialogue in the fields of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, scholarly ethics, business planning, and social capital. He actively collaborates with non-profit organizations and scholars from a range of disciplines to conduct research that tangibly supports small and micro businesses belonging to nascent entrepreneurs and marginalized communities. Dr. Honig is a Professor and Endowed Chair in Human Resources and Management at the DeGroote School of Business. He also directs the Centre for Research on Community-Oriented Entrepreneurship (CRCE) and co-founded the Reframery, a virtual incubator with minimal overhead costs that offers training, coaching, mentorship, networking, shared services, and micro-grants to underserved communities—including women, refugees, older adults, and people with disabilities. This research program has supported entrepreneurs in Canada, the U.S., Brazil, Kenya, and Poland. It has informed public policy and education aimed at empowering and equipping marginalized persons to transform their skills into community-minded, sustainable, and profitable ventures, often amid austerity. Dr. Honig has secured over 2.4 million in research funding as principal investigator from sources such as SSHRC and the New Frontiers in Research Fund. His peer-reviewed publications in top-tier outlets have amassed over 20,000 citations (Google Scholar, July 2025). He regularly presents at international conferences, such as the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, and is a sought-after keynote lecturer. He has held visiting appointments at universities in Poland, Sweden, Denmark, South Africa, and Uganda. Dr. Honig currently serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Research and the Human Resource Management Journal. He has held leadership roles with the Academy of Management and the Babson Conference, and is currently a board member of the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM).

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September 26, 2025 · ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | ALA MOKHTAR | ALFRED LIU | ASHISH PUJARI | BENSON HONIG | BERK GORGULU | CANSU EKMEKCIOGLU | CATHERINE CONNELLY | CHRISTINE LESAGE | FINANCE AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS | HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT | INFORMATION SYSTEMS | KHALED HASSANEIN | LINGLING SHI | MANISH VERMA | MARKETING | MILENA HEAD | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | RUHAI WU | SEAN O'BRADY | SHANE SAUNDERSON | SUDIPTO SARKAR | TRISH RUEBOTTOM | YAIR BERSON | YOONTAE JEON | YUN ZHOU

Celebrating DeGroote grant success in 2025

Two images of Benson Honig: one smiling while standing and another presenting in front of a screen.
April 26, 2024 · BENSON HONIG | CRCE | DEGROOTE STRATEGIC PLAN | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | RESEARCH | RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Society & Impact Luncheon Explores the Power of Intrapreneurship as a Catalyst for Social Change

November 10, 2023 · BENSON HONIG | DEGROOTE STRATEGIC PLAN | ENGAGING COMMUNITIES | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT | RESEARCH

Developing Future Generations of Diverse Entrepreneurs

June 6, 2023 · BANIYELME ZOOGAH | BENSON HONIG | DEGROOTE STRATEGIC PLAN | DEVASHISH PUJARI | EDI | ELKAFI HASSINI | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | MDTRC | REFRAMERY | RESEARCH | RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP | SUSTAINABILITY

Mid-Sized University. Out-Sized Impact.

April 25, 2023 · BENSON HONIG | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT | RESEARCH | RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

McMaster Researchers Awarded Over $24 Million for Climate and Pandemic Research

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Centre for Research on Community Oriented Entrepreneurship  

Publications

Journals

In This Special Issue: When Attention Is All Marketers Need—artificial Intelligence In Marketing

Sash Vaid    Stefano Puntoni    Benson Honig    Katina Michael

Journal     2025

Ieee Transactions On Technology And Society

Social Entrepreneurship: A Well-being Based Approach

Rama krishna reddy Kummitha    Benson Honig    David Urbano

Journal     2025

Journal Of Business Ethics

Replicating Davidsson And Honig (2003): Updates On Human Capital, Social Capital, And Replications In Entrepreneurship

Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy    G christopher Crawford    Nathan t Hayes    Per Davidsson    Benson Honig

Journal     2025

Entrepreneurship Theory And Practice

Advancing Hrm For Entrepreneurs, Nascent Markets And Bottom Of The Pyramid Contexts: A Call For New Perspectives

Benson Honig

Journal     2025

Human Resource Management Journal

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Other

Unraveling The Ethical Dilemmas Of Research In Entrepreneurship: A Comprehensive Analysis

Benson Honig    Javid Nafari

2025

Inclusivity Management Research: Persons With Disabilities And Self-employment Activity As An Exemplar

Benson Honig

2023

Peer Review And How It Is Constructed And Measured: A Question Of Fairness

Maria Aluchna    Akanksha Bedi    Benson Honig

2023

Peer Review And How It Is Constructed And Measured: A Question Of Fairness

Maria Aluchna    Akanksha Bedi    Benson Honig

2022

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